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Where does “Granne” come from?

Granne (German) comes from Middle High German grane, from Old High German grana, from Proto-Germanic granō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrān- — edge, end, tip.

Granne (German): awn; the bristly tip of the husks of grasses,...

Definitions

  1. awn; the bristly tip of the husks of grasses,...

Ancestry of “Granne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrane—
2Old High Germangranabeardhair, moustache
3Proto-Germanicgranōawn; hair resembling an awn, a bunch or bundle of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrān-edge, end, tip

Words derived from “Granne”

  • begrannt
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